BKKLRPCU.RVW 961211 "Killer PC Utilities", Steve Konicki, 1993, 1-56529-328-2, U$39.95/C$49.95/UK#37.60 %A Steve Konicki 71640.3311@compuserve.com %C 201 W. 103rd Street, Indianapolis, IN 46290 %D 1993 %G 1-56529-328-2 %I MacMillan Computer Publishing (MCP) %O U$39.95/C$49.95/UK#37.60 800-858-7674 http://www.mcp.com info@mcp.com %P 1299 %T "Killer PC Utilities" Part one of the book is a very simplistic overview of Intel based personal computers, primarily concentrating on hardware. There is little to be gained from this section, although novice users may find it gives them an introduction to the jargon. Part two is significantly better. Still dealing with hardware, it demystifies a lot of what is "under the hood": probably enough to give most users enough confidence to take a peek. The information is varied, sometimes useful and often not, but generally interesting at least. Part three deals with troubleshooting. While it provides a lot of information, in my experience it misses the most common problems in favour of rarer ones. Data recovery, in part four, is disappointing. The final section lists and briefly describes the "killer utilities". Suffice it to say that I still use DOS on a daily basis, and only a few of these programs are even mildly interesting. copyright Robert M. Slade, 1997 BKKLRPCU.RVW 961211 ====================== roberts@decus.ca rslade@vcn.bc.ca rslade@vanisl.decus.ca Ceterum censeo CNA Financial Services delendam esse Please note the Peterson story - http://www.netmind.com/~padgett/trial.htm